Tuberculosis masked by immunodeficiency: a review of two cases diagnosed with chronic granulomatous disease.

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a genetically heterogeneous primary immunodeficiency that is characterized by recurrent and life-threatening infections resulting from defects in phagocyte nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase system and granuloma formation due to increased inflammatory response. The most commonly involved organs are the lungs, skin, lymph nodes, and liver due to infection. It may present with recurrent pneumonia, hilar lymphadenopathy, empyema, abscess, reticulonodular patterns, and granulomas due to lung involvement.

Effect of socioeconomic status on allergic diseases and atopy in school children.

Sipahi S, Nacaroğlu HT, Can D, Günay İ, Ünsal-Karkıner CŞ, Kamalı H, Özdemir A, Günay T. Effect of socioeconomic status on allergic diseases and atopy in school children. Turk J Pediatr 2017; 59: 670-677.

Hypersensitivity pneumonia in a schoolchild admitted to the hospital's asthma clinic.

Bird fancier's lung (BFL), also called bird-breeder's lung or pigeon-breeder's disease (PBD), is a hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) that is rare in children. A 9-year-old male patient complained of cough, dyspnea and chest pain, in his examination his lips were cyanosed and his SaO2 was 86% at room air. Bilateral crepitant rales and sibilant rhochi were also detected.

Pulmonary complications of chemical pneumonía: a case report.

Hydrocarbon aspiration (HA) can cause significant lung disease by inducing an inflammatory response, hemorrhagic exudative alveolitis, and loss of surfactant function. The most serious side effect of HA is aspiration pneumonia. Pneumothorax, pneumatocele, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), pulmonary abscess, bronchopleural fistula, bilateral hemorrhagic pleural effusion and pyopneumothorax were previously reported.

Risk of systemic allergic reactions to allergen immunotherapy in a pediatric allergy clinic in Turkey.

Objectives: Even though allergen immunotherapy is an effective treatment method that has been used on rhinitis, asthma and venom anaphylaxis for over 100 years, systemic reactions (SRs) limit the use of this treatment method. We classified SRs associated with subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) according to the World Allergy Organization Subcutaneous Immunotherapy Systemic Reaction Grading System. Risk factors for the SRs were assessed.

Local and systemic reactions to subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy: Ten years' experience in a pediatric clinic.

Background: Local and especially systemic reactions are important problems in subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT). Local and systemic reactions develop in 0.7% to 4% and 0.

Pulmonary vascular anomalies: a review of clinical and radiological findings of cases presenting with different complaints in childhood.

Congenital pulmonary vascular abnormalities arise from several etiologies. These anomalies are difficult to categorize and sorted into distinct classifications. Major pulmonary vascular abnormalities can be ranked as interruption of the main pulmonary artery or its absence, emergence of the left pulmonary artery in the right pulmonary artery, pulmonary venous drainage abnormalities, and pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs).

Side Effects of Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists in Asthmatic Children.

Background: Leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRAs) are drugs which have been widely used more than ten years. As the use of LTRAs increases, our knowledge with respect to their side effects increases as well.

Objectives: The objective of our study was to evaluat the observed side effects of LTRAs used in patients with astma.

Prevalence of asthma among children in an industrial town.

Studies of the prevalence of asthma should be supported by objective markers. We aimed to measure the prevalence of childhood asthma in a particular area and age group using a questionnaire, and to compare the results with the rates of asthma diagnosed by objective measures. All students aged 13-14 (n=1511) in Kemalpasa, Izmir, were included in the study.